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Reference code
RPI/6/36
Title
Engraving fig. 50 and 51 from John Henry Pepper's The Boy's Playbook of Science
Date(s)
- 1860 (Creation)
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1 item, photographic print
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Name of creator
(Aug 1838-1881)
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Scope and content
Print of engraving fig. 50 and 51 from John Henry Pepper's The Boy's Playbook of Science, 2nd ed., Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1860.
Fig 50 - No.1 The two pieces of mahogany, carved to represent a man and a boy, one being 10 and the other 5 inches long, attached to board by hinges at H H.
Fig 51 - No.2 The board pushed forward, striking against a nail, when the short piece falls first, and the long one second.
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Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Size: 12.5x18cm